| European Union (28 countries) | : | : | : | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.03 | 4.04 | 4.04 |
| European Union (27 countries) | : | : | : | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.03 | 4.04 | 4.04 |
| European Union (25 countries) | : | : | : | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.05 |
| European Union (15 countries) | 4.08 | 4.07 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 4.06 | 4.06 |
| European Community (12 countries) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| European Community (10 countries) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| European Community (9 countries) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Euro area (EA11-2000, EA12-2006, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2010, EA17-2013, EA18) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Belgium | 4.14 | 4.09 | 4.10 | 4.07 | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.10 | 4.07 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Bulgaria | : | : | 3.60 | 3.62 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.68 |
| Czech Republic | 3.89 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.78 | 3.86 | 3.75 | 3.76 | 3.78 | 3.83 | 3.87 |
| Denmark | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.26 | 4.30 | 4.31 | 4.30 | 4.27 | 4.28 | 4.26 |
| Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) | 4.22 | 4.17 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 4.13 | 4.13 | 4.12 |
| Federal Republic of Germany (former territory of the FRG only) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Estonia | 4.13 | 4.09 | 4.06 | 4.04 | 4.03 | 4.04 | 4.03 | 4.01 | 4.00 | 3.99 |
| Ireland | 3.75 | 3.77 | 3.75 | 3.79 | 3.82 | 3.83 | 3.85 | 3.89 | 3.94 | 3.94 |
| Greece | 3.83 | 3.71 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 3.84 | 3.90 | 3.92 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.93 |
| Spain | 3.74 | 3.75 | 3.74 | 3.72 | 3.71 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| France | 4.07 | 4.06 | 4.05 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 3.99 |
| Croatia | 4.05 | 4.03 | 4.02 | 4.07 | 4.00 | 4.02 | 4.02 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 4.01 |
| Italy | 3.67 | 3.71 | 3.69 | 3.71 | 3.72 | 3.74 | 3.75 | 3.73 | 3.78 | 3.78 |
| Cyprus | 3.49 | 3.61 | 3.66 | 3.64 | 3.57 | 3.59 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.71 |
| Latvia | 4.16 | 4.25 | 4.26 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.22 | 4.16 | 4.08 |
| Lithuania | 4.09 | 4.11 | 4.18 | 4.13 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.16 |
| Luxembourg | 4.20 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.19 | 4.21 | 4.18 | 4.18 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 4.13 |
| Hungary | 3.73 | 3.57 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.69 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.60 | 3.63 | 3.70 |
| Malta | : | : | : | 3.08 | 3.18 | 3.19 | 3.23 | 0.00(n) | 3.38 | 3.39 |
| Netherlands | 4.45 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.38 | 4.37 | 4.36 | 4.42 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
| Austria | 4.23 | 4.20 | 4.19 | 4.21 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.19 |
| Poland | 3.96 | 3.98 | 3.92 | 3.95 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 4.02 | 3.98 | 4.00 | 3.98 |
| Portugal | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.84 | 3.85 | 3.86 | 3.83 | 3.80 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.79 |
| Romania | 3.59 | 3.65 | 3.69 | 3.71 | 3.72 | 3.76 | 3.79 | 3.86 | 3.81 | 3.79 |
| Slovenia | 4.16 | 4.15 | 4.13 | 4.11 | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.11 | 4.13 | 4.15 | 4.14 |
| Slovakia | 3.77 | 3.76 | 3.72 | 3.77 | 3.76 | 3.73 | 3.80 | 3.79 | 3.78 | 3.84 |
| Finland | 4.23 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 4.27 | 4.28 |
| Sweden | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.22 | 4.23 | 4.20 | 4.24 | 4.23 | 4.20 | 4.22 | 4.26 |
| United Kingdom | 3.99 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.06 | 4.00 | 3.96 | 4.04 | 4.07 | 4.03 |
| Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Iceland | : | 4.02 | : | : | : | : | : | 4.09 | : | : |
| Norway | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Switzerland | : | : | : | 4.00 | 4.00 | : | : | 3.99 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Montenegro | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | 3.66 | 3.74 |
| Turkey | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | 0.00(n) |
TIME GEO | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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| European Union (28 countries) | : | : | : | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| European Union (27 countries) | : | : | : | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| European Union (25 countries) | : | : | : | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| European Union (15 countries) | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.39 |
| European Community (12 countries) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| European Community (10 countries) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| European Community (9 countries) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Euro area (EA11-2000, EA12-2006, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2010, EA17-2013, EA18) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Belgium | 3.24 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.35 | 3.39 | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Bulgaria | : | : | 3.17 | 3.23 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.23 | 3.23 | 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Czech Republic | 3.40 | 3.38 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.36 |
| Denmark | 3.43 | 3.42 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.41 | 3.44 | 3.45 | 3.46 | 3.42 | 3.52 |
| Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) | 3.43 | 3.42 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.41 |
| Federal Republic of Germany (former territory of the FRG only) | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Estonia | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.34 | 3.33 | 3.35 | 3.34 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.37 |
| Ireland | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.32 | 3.34 | 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.39 |
| Greece | 3.20 | 3.00 | 2.96 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.29 | 3.31 | 3.30 |
| Spain | 3.28 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.19 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.26 | 3.28 |
| France | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.38 | 3.42 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.38 |
| Croatia | 3.34 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.35 | 3.40 | 3.44 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.38 |
| Italy | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.31 | 3.34 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.37 |
| Cyprus | 3.36 | 3.40 | 3.37 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.41 | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.38 | 3.41 |
| Latvia | 3.30 | 3.31 | 3.33 | 3.35 | 3.34 | 3.33 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.33 | 3.26 |
| Lithuania | 3.26 | 3.25 | 3.30 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 3.26 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.25 |
| Luxembourg | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.41 | 3.40 | 3.37 | 3.40 | 3.72 | 3.39 | 3.36 |
| Hungary | 3.28 | 3.17 | 3.25 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 3.31 | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.21 | 3.24 |
| Malta | : | : | : | 3.23 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 3.24 | 0.00(n) | 3.23 | 3.21 |
| Netherlands | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.53 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| Austria | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.37 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.37 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.40 |
| Poland | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.21 | 3.20 | 3.21 | 3.19 | 3.22 | 3.21 |
| Portugal | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.25 | 3.28 | 3.27 | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.26 | 3.25 | 3.26 |
| Romania | 3.19 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.21 | 3.24 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.26 | 3.27 |
| Slovenia | 3.32 | 3.36 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| Slovakia | 3.28 | 3.32 | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.31 | 3.33 | 3.34 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.36 |
| Finland | 3.41 | 3.39 | 3.42 | 3.46 | 3.43 | 3.45 | 3.48 | 3.46 | 3.48 | 3.45 |
| Sweden | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| United Kingdom | 3.26 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.31 | 3.28 | 3.27 | 3.28 | 3.27 | 3.26 | 3.26 |
| Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Iceland | : | 3.34 | : | : | : | : | : | 3.32 | : | : |
| Norway | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Switzerland | : | : | : | 3.30 | 3.30 | : | : | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| Montenegro | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| Turkey | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | 0.00(n) |
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